Odom v. Forbes

HAWKINS, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

The heirs of Nettie Hammond Odom appeal from a decree of the chancery court dismissing their complaint in which they asserted an undivided one-fifth interest in Marion County realty, because Mrs. Odom as an heir-at-law of her father and mother was entitled to such interest. The basis of this claim was a warranty deed from Mrs. Odom’s brother-in-law and sister to Mrs. Odom’s mother dated September 28, 1947. The chancellor found that the grantee obtained no interest in the realty by this deed. The issue we address on this appeal is whether this 1947 deed…